Superman: Birthright

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Big Damn Heroes: Sameal rescues Mikey, Brennan and Aaron from a SWAT team in Issue 15. He is revealed to be Grandpa Rhodes. The Unmasqued World: In Issue 26, the Five and their secrets have already spilled out into the public with one person seeing the news about a dragon from Sameal's hideout free. Rya notes that Earth is starting to catch up in magic to Terrenos. By Issue 41, Terrenos has began a fullblown invasion of Earth with the military fighting a quasi- Hopeless War against magical abominations.

Superman discovered that the Justice League Watchtower had been destroyed, and the Justice League was in disarray. The League was on edge with each other after the events with Lord, with Batman saying the last time Superman inspired anything was when he died. With hurt feelings all around, the heroes parted ways indefinitely. Good Powers, Bad People: Kallista has stereotypically good nature-based powers. One of her favorite tactics is to make plants grow inside people and rip them apart. Given that the prophecy isn't actually about Mikey, the prophecy likely doesn't refer to her at all, but a different princess who may be Mastema's mother. During a fight with Conduit, a new villain who hated both Superman and Clark Kent separately, Superman's former tomb in Centennial Park was destroyed, and it was discovered that there was a dead body inside that looked just like Superman. This caused the world to wonder if the Superman protecting their city was a fraud. [77] Superman investigates who of his villains would have pulled off such a hoax but, after interrogating them, eliminates Luthor, the Eradicator, Darkseid and Mister Mxyzptlk as suspects.What Superman comics would you like to see inspire his next cinematic adventure? Cast your vote in our poll and sound off in the comments: While passing through Chicago, Clark was asked to leave because his mission seemed like a threat to the children. Despite this, Superman rescued a young boy from an abusive father and tried to reinforce that powers are not required to be a hero. [206] His morals were challenged again in Iowa, when Lois Lane tried to shut down a environmentally unsafe factory that the local community depended upon. Forced to choose a side, Superman asked his wife not to publish the article because it would hurt too many people. [207] Issue #24 ends with the Rhodes family being reunited for the first time since the beginning of the comic including Grandpa and Rya, Mikey murdering Kylen leaving now only two out of the five alive, and the barriers weakening enough for beings from Terrenos to cross over into Earth — the first one to confront the heroes being Kallista the Pale Rider. And to make matters even worse, Rya is going into labor right there in the middle of an imminent invasion. The next chapter continues the trend with Rya giving birth to her child in the middle of the battlefield, Mastema going missing in action and Kallista kidnapping Brennan to an unknown location. To make matters worse, Mikey's family has pretty much disowned him for his actions and forbid him from getting near his newborn daughter.

Having lost his home world of Krypton, Superman is very protective of Earth, and especially of his family and friends. This same loss, combined with the pressure of using his powers responsibly, has caused Superman to feel lonely on Earth, despite his many friends, his wife and his parents. Previous encounters with people he thought to be fellow Kryptonians, Power Girl [235] (who is, in fact, from the Krypton of the Earth-Two universe) and Mon-El, [236] have led to disappointment. The arrival of Supergirl, who has been confirmed to be not only from Krypton but also his cousin, has relieved this loneliness somewhat. [237] Relationship with allies Signs began to appear of an impending intergalactic war with Imperiex in which Earth was bound to get dragged into. The Justice League rallied in space, taking on Imperiex's scout drones, but were taken out one by one. Superman watched several of his friends fall and the apparent destruction of Atlantis. [131] Villain Protagonist: Mikey since he is working with God-King Lore to merge Earth with Terrenos, though most characters aren't aware of it initially. One day, after being called out into space to help Green Lantern, Superman returned to find one million people missing from Earth — including Lois. Superman referred to this event as the "Vanishing". Tracing the catalyst to the Middle East, Superman found a city in the midst of a civil war, antagonized by a man named General Nox. Nox owned the machine responsible for the Vanishing and activated it again, causing himself and 3,000 more people to vanish.Thanks to Zatanna magic and Superman's might, Metropolis was restored to its former glory. [76] Conduit and the Mystery of the Tomb In those first early adventures, Superman often found himself pitted against Lex Luthor, who had vowed to destroy the hated "alien" and reclaim his place as the First Son of Metropolis. Luthor also dismissed the suggestion that Clark Kent and Superman were one and the same, rationalizing that no one who had the power of Superman would ever pretend to be a mere human like Clark Kent. [36] Superman also had his first encounter with the New God Darkseid, who teleported him to Apokolips. [37] Superman remained on Apokolips for some time, eventually rallying the dregs of that society in a resistance against their despotic ruler, but the revolution was unsuccessful and Superman was returned to Earth. [38] Death World: Terrenos is a very deadly place. A war-torn land populated by predators worse than anything found on Earth, and they are nothing compared to Lore's demonic minions.